Missouri HOSA Attends HOSA’s 43rd Annual International Leadership Conference
Members of Missouri HOSA participated in HOSA’s 43rd Annual International Leadership Conference (ILC), on June 24-27, 2020, which was held virtually.
HOSA-Future Health Professionals is the largest international organization for middle school, high school, and postsecondary/collegiate students with an interest in the health professions. Over 8,390 health science students, advisors, government and private sector leaders, judges, exhibitors, and presenters gathered virtually to compete, learn, network, and celebrate HOSA’s 43rd Annual ILC with members from across the United States, Canada, and China. Delegates took advantage of seven exciting general sessions, various workshop presentations, over 80 exhibits from companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations. The Opening Session featured a special message from the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and keynote speaker, Barbara Pierce Bush.
A total of 298 participants from 46 Missouri HOSA chapters competed in sixty-one (61) competitive and five (5) recognition events and 41 individuals placed in the top 10, along with an additional eighty-three (83) individuals and chapters being recognized for their service and leadership.
Missouri HOSA members received scholarships at both the state and international levels. Two Missouri HOSA members received international scholarships and were recognized at the Virtual ILC. Nivedita Prabhu from Rockwood Summit Senior High School received a $2,000.00 scholarship from HOSA-Future Health Professionals. Andrea Taylor from Staley High School received a $1,000.00 scholarship from National Geographic Learning. With HOSA’s announcement of moving to a virtual platform and the decreased registration fee, Missouri HOSA was able to offer ILC Scholarships to the 85 first-place Missouri HOSA Virtual State Leadership Conference competitors, the 14 gold-level Barbara James Service Award recipients, and the top scorer on the Healthcare Issues Exam. Missouri HOSA was able to pay registration fees for those 100 participants thanks to our amazing sponsors who chose to transfer their original sponsorships for the face-to-face event to this scholarship fund. Sponsors graciously donated nearly $4,000.00 to assist Missouri HOSA competitors at the International Leadership Conference! Those sponsors included: Mid-America Transplant; Midwest Transplant Network; Missouri Hospital Association; National Geographic Learning-Cengage; Stephens College; UMKC—Health Tracks; and the US Army Recruiting Battalion.
Over 8,000 student members competed in one of HOSA’s 77 health-related competitive events. These competitors won at their local, regional, state, and country competitions to earn their spot at HOSA’s 2020 ILC!
A total of 298 participants from 46 Missouri HOSA chapters competed in sixty-one (61) competitive and five (5) recognition events and 41 individuals placed in the top 10, along with an additional eighty-three (83) individuals and chapters being recognized for their service and leadership. Results are located below:
Middle School Competitive Event Awards:
- Nutrition
- Ugurcan Buyrgan, Central Middle School
in Springfield (2nd Place)
- Advisor: Adrienne Deckard
- Ugurcan Buyrgan, Central Middle School
in Springfield (2nd Place)
- Extemporaneous Health Poster
- Keren Ding, Central Middle School in
Springfield (3rd Place)
- Advisor: Adrienne Deckard
- Keren Ding, Central Middle School in
Springfield (3rd Place)
Secondary Competitive Event Awards:
- Behavioral
Health
- Varun Vasireddy, Fort Zumwalt South High
School (1st Place)
- Advisor: Laurel Taylor
- Rincon Jagarlamudi, Marquette High
School (6th Place)
- Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo
- Varun Vasireddy, Fort Zumwalt South High
School (1st Place)
- Dental
Terminology
- Madeline Potter, Farmington High School
(4th Place)
- Advisor: Courtney McIntyre
- Madeline Potter, Farmington High School
(4th Place)
- Pharmacology
- Phanisiri Shaddarsanam, Marquette High
School (4th Place)
- Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo
- Srisharsha Gonuguntla, Marquette High
School (8th Place)
- Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo
- Phanisiri Shaddarsanam, Marquette High
School (4th Place)
- Medical
Law and Ethics
- Patricia Makalintal, Lafayette High
School (10th Place)
- Advisor: Jennifer Keillor
- Patricia Makalintal, Lafayette High
School (10th Place)
- Pathophysiology
- Aditya
Kondepudi, Ladue Horton Watkins High School (5th Place)
- Advisor: Allen Weltig
- Aditya
Kondepudi, Ladue Horton Watkins High School (5th Place)
- Clinical
Nursing
- Amanda Eshelman, Marquette High School
(2nd Place)
- Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo
- Amanda Eshelman, Marquette High School
(2nd Place)
- Medical
Assisting
- Madison Peroutka, Affton High School (5th
Place)
- Advisor: Allyson Wall
- Madison Peroutka, Affton High School (5th
Place)
- Physical
Therapy
- Serena
Boyce, Kickapoo High School (7th Place)
- Advisor: Jami Jansen
- Serena
Boyce, Kickapoo High School (7th Place)
- Bioengineering
- Toheed Mahmood, Central High School in
Springfield (2nd Place)
- Advisor: Adrienne Deckard
- Toheed Mahmood, Central High School in
Springfield (2nd Place)
- General
Chemistry
- Rincon Jagarlamudi, Marquette High
School (8th Place)
- Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo
- Rincon Jagarlamudi, Marquette High
School (8th Place)
- Leadership
- Sruthi Ramesh, Liberty High School in
Wentzville (6th Place)
- Advisor: Jennifer Strathman
- Sruthi Ramesh, Liberty High School in
Wentzville (6th Place)
- Medical
Math Advanced
- Aneesh Batchu, Marquette High School (5th
Place)
- Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo
- Aneesh Batchu, Marquette High School (5th
Place)
- Organic
Chemistry
- Rincon
Jagarlamudi, Marquette High School (2nd Place)
- Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo
- Rincon
Jagarlamudi, Marquette High School (2nd Place)
- Extemporaneous
Health Poster
- Madison Dimmick, Central High School in
Springfield (1st Place)
- Advisor: Adrienne Deckard
- Emma Huffman, Central High School in
Springfield (8th Place)
- Advisor: Adrienne Deckard
- Madison Dimmick, Central High School in
Springfield (1st Place)
- Extemporaneous
Writing
- Amelia Seiz, Timberland High School (9th
Place)
- Advisor: Jim Craghead
- Amelia Seiz, Timberland High School (9th
Place)
- Job
Seeking Skills
- Kylie Mostyn, Central High School in
Springfield (1st Place)
- Advisor: Adrienne Deckard
- Amulya Agrawal, Jefferson City High
School (3rd Place)
- Advisor: Nicole McMorris
- Kylie Mostyn, Central High School in
Springfield (1st Place)
- Prepared
Speaking
- Katelyn Jackson, Mehlville High School
(5th Place)
- Advisor: Kristin Wheatley
- Katelyn Jackson, Mehlville High School
(5th Place)
- Speaking
Skills
- Amy
Montalbano, Park Hill South High School (7th Place)
- Advisors: Deborah Landuyt & Katie Jones
- Amy
Montalbano, Park Hill South High School (7th Place)
- Creative
Problem Solving
- Farmington
High School: Aleasia Ryan; Corinne
Myers; Brianna Speakar; Kassandra Ramos (8th Place)
- Advisor: Courtney McIntyre
- Farmington
High School: Aleasia Ryan; Corinne
Myers; Brianna Speakar; Kassandra Ramos (8th Place)
- Parliamentary
Procedure
- Mehlville
High School: Lydia Brooks; Alex
Norrenberns; Ariam Weldemichael; Alyssa Norrenberns; Kelly Tuong; Nathan Uy (10th
Place)
- Advisor: Kristin Wheatley
- Mehlville
High School: Lydia Brooks; Alex
Norrenberns; Ariam Weldemichael; Alyssa Norrenberns; Kelly Tuong; Nathan Uy (10th
Place)
- Public
Service Announcement
- Affton
High School: Charlotte Krakowski; Sarah
Peters; Emra Meduseljac; Olta Rexhepi; Izzy McDermott (8th Place)
- Advisor: Allyson Wall
- Affton
High School: Charlotte Krakowski; Sarah
Peters; Emra Meduseljac; Olta Rexhepi; Izzy McDermott (8th Place)
- Forensic
Science
- Francis
Howell High School: Ashley Wuennenberg;
Rachel Curran (10th Place)
- Advisor: Ryan Painter
- Francis
Howell High School: Ashley Wuennenberg;
Rachel Curran (10th Place)
The following student members received recognition for scoring in the exam mastery category on the Health Care Issues Exam. This written test measures knowledge and understanding at the recall, application or analysis levels. References are listed in the guidelines in preparation of the exam and included health care related articles from CBS News Healthwatch, NBC news, CNN and Medline Plus.
- Choong An, Central High School in Springfield (Advisor: Adrienne Deckard)
- Serena Boyce, Kickapoo High School (Advisor: Jami Jansen)
- Victoria Mercado, Central High School in Springfield (Advisor: Adrienne Deckard)
- Jenny Pham, Central High School in Springfield (Advisor: Adrienne Deckard)
- John Georgiades, Central High School in Springfield (Advisor: Adrienne Deckard)
- Ainsley Higgins, Park Hill South High School (Advisors: Deborah Landuyt & Katie Jones)
- Aiden Pezzani, Kickapoo High School (Advisor: Jami Jansen)
Sixty (60) individuals were recognized for completion of community service hours throughout the 2019-2020 school year in three categories: Gold (250+ Approved Hours); Silver (175.0-249.9 Approved Hours); and Bronze (100.0-174.9 Approved Hours). The Barbara James Service Award is in memory of Barbara James, 1982-1983 HOSA Inc. Board Chairman. Her leadership skills and contributions to HOSA exemplify the caring and compassion of HOSA members. This award seeks to recognize individual HOSA members who have a commitment to community service in health.
Barbara James Service Award:
- Gold Recognition:
- Ramsha Ahmad, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Sydney Armstrong, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- James Barnard, Grain Valley High School (Advisors: Madison Darnell & Nick Small)
- Kayden Bowman, Lexington R-V Schools (Advisors: Jamie Bergsieker & Krysta Small)
- Yoseline Diego Gomez, Van Horn High School (Advisor: Debbie Cox)
- Shaley Harper, Grain Valley High School (Advisors: Madison Darnell & Nick Small)
- Ella Kruse, Columbia Area Career Center (Advisor: Christine Roberson)
- Harshini Kumaresan, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Felicia Lawrence, Van Horn High School (Advisor: Debbie Cox)
- Jonas McCaffrey, Liberty High School in Wentzville (Advisor: Jennifer Strathman)
- Dakota Meador, Lexington R-V Schools (Advisors: Jamie Bergsieker & Krysta Small)
- Madeline Merrill, Orchard Farm High School (Advisors: Tammy Machens & Kelly Struckhoff)
- Sean Nguyen, Blue Springs South High School (Advisor: Allia Shelby)
- Scott Roselli, Grain Valley High School (Advisors: Madison Darnell & Nick Small)
- Sara Rowley, Liberty High School in Wentzville (Advisor: Jennifer Strathman)
- Daiysha Shanks, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Nathan Weidt, Grain Valley High School (Advisors: Madison Darnell & Nick Small)
- Silver Recognition
- Yousif Al-hamdani, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Lasya Daggumati, Marquette High School (Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo)
- Leeanna Harrington, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Madisson Howell, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Gabriel Keeton, Grain Valley High School (Advisors: Madison Darnell & Nick Small)
- Lauren Link, Kickapoo High School (Advisor: Jami Jansen)
- Sydney Ritter, Lexington R-V Schools (Advisors: Jamie Bergsieker & Krysta Small)
- Collyn Robinson, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Maya Smith, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Bronze Recognition
- Bethany Ahrens, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Sanjana Anand, Liberty High School in Wentzville (Advisor: Jennifer Strathman)
- Jourdan Arenz, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Aneka Busam, Marquette High School (Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo)
- Ashley Carbajal, Van Horn High School (Advisor: Debbie Cox)
- Emilie Christ, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Zoey Erxleben, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Hope Green, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Isabella Grimes, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Madison Hoofman, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Alexis Hubbard, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Olyvia Maupin, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Abigail Maxson, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Jayda McCoy, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Kayla McCoy, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Serinity Merritt, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Amy Montalbano, Park Hill South High School (Advisors: Deborah Landuyt & Katie Jones)
- Caitlyn Mosier, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- James Mosley, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (Advisor: Ninfa Matiase)
- Megan Mossman, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Aryn Nemec, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Angelique Overy, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Sruthi Ramesh, Liberty High School in Wentzville (Advisor: Jennifer Strathman)
- Litney Richeson, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Tejas Saravanan, Marquette High School (Advisor: Lisa Del Pizzo)
- Anastasia Schrepel, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Kursten Sivell, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Cadence Stricklin, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Samantha Tinsley, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Melanie Valdes Inestroza, Van Horn High School (Advisor: Debbie Cox)
- Natalie Voigtmann, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Emily Zarbo, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
- Jaden Zelidon, Liberty High School in Wentzville (Advisor: Jennifer Strathman)
- Lacee Zillifro, Jefferson College Area Technical School (Advisors: Jacalyn Eberhart & Ginger Hand)
The HOSA Service Project involves the sponsorship of a national health organization, currently the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, by local HOSA chapters. This encourages HOSA members to provide community service through the adoption of goals and implementation of strategies related to the support of a national health organization. Ten (10) chapters were recognized at the HOSA International Leadership Conference.
HOSA Service Project:
- Central High School in Springfield (Advisor: Adrienne Deckard)
- Central Middle School in Springfield (Advisor: Adrienne Deckard)
- Kickapoo High School (Advisor: Jami Jansen)
- Lexington R-V Schools (Advisors: Jamie Bergsieker & Krysta Small)
- Rolla Technical Center (Advisors: Rebecca Bolen & Stephanie Pritchett)
- Timberland High School (Advisor: Jim Craghead)
- Affton High School (Advisor: Allyson Wall)
- Liberty High School in Wentzville (Advisor: Jennifer Strathman)
- Summit Technology Academy (Advisor: Kristen Pierson)
- Van Horn High School (Advisor: Debbie Cox)
The Outstanding HOSA Achievement award is designed to recognize chartered associations for their special achievements, projects, events, and activities that are completed by and unique to
Individual chartered associations. Missouri HOSA was one of two states selected for this award. The submission was from Central High School and Middle School in Springfield.
For more information on HOSA’s International Leadership conference, visit – http://ilc.hosa.org/.